NAFTA and Trade through the Campaign Lens
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2016
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
NAFTA was supported by Ronald Reagan and signed into law by Bill Clinton, but bipartisan support for free trade is an illusion. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have made it an issue in both presidential campaigns, and it's a powerful wedge between Democrats today in California.
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| 0:39.0 | NAFTA and the Road to the White House. |
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| 0:48.7 | The North American Free Trade Agreement is 22 years old, but Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have put it back in the headlines. |
| 0:55.1 | They attack it for putting Americans out of work by sending jobs to Mexico. |
| 0:59.5 | Bill Clinton signed it, making it awkward for Hillary, especially in California. |
| 1:04.6 | Economists say free trade is what they call a net benefit to the U.S. economy, |
| 1:09.2 | but till now there's been more emphasis on the gain |
| 1:11.7 | than there's been on the pain. With the Trans-Pacific Partnership not yet submitted to Congress, |
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